Madrid ATC this morning used the phrase 'station calling' to us 6 times as we checked into the various ground, departure and approach frequencies......SIX TIMES ARGHHHH LISTEN ON THE FREQUENCY!!!
All the talk in the media is of paycuts, which these numbskulls deserve, but unfortunately there is no talk of the shockingly bad and often dangerous service they provide - this too needs to be highlighted, and radically overhauled.